My God Is Lawful Evil: Alternate Morality in Alternate Worlds
James Calbraith
There are certain common steps that we are all aware of when it comes to creating an alternate world. You probably start with a map, or at least a few…
Change Is Gonna Come…
Sandra Norval
I’ve come to a glorious valley in the journey up Mount Publication and I have to take a moment to stop and stare. Behind me are the crags of the…
Which Writers Are Asking The Hard Questions Today?
Eric Christensen
As I move from summer to winter, I tend to switch from lighter, fun reads to deeper, more complex reads. I don’t know if I am simply echoing Hollywood’s transition…
Dishonoured Review
Ben Galley
In one hand I hold a clockwork crossbow. In the other hand I hold a sword that can fold away in a moment’s twiddling. I flit from grubby rooftop to…
The Evolution of Sexuality, Homosexuality and Gender in SFF – Part Three
Leo Elijah Cristea
Arguably one of the main issues hounding the progress and subsequent filtration of LGBT themes into “mainstream” SFF is something that mirrors the treatment of “alternative” sexualities and genders in…
The Week In The World Of SFF
Paul Wiseall
Happy Thanksgiving World! So this week we’ve seen the release of the final Twilight movie. I hear it’s awful… I mean, brilliant. In fact, I hear it’s soooooo good that…
The Craft – Part Two: The Business
Adrian Faulkner
This is the second in a series of articles talking with fantasy authors about the craft. You can see last week’s article, Breaking In, here. Being a published writer these…
A Moratorium On The Monomyth
Ryan Howse
Of all genres, fantasy is generally closest to mining the heroic journey archetypes for its inspiration. For some authors, the intent is to uphold these ideals; others wish to subvert…
Vathek by William Beckford
Nyki Blatchley
During the course of the 18th century, two types of “exotic” fantasy fiction became fashionable. The “oriental” story was largely inspired by the Arabian Nights, gradually becoming available in western…
The Risen Queen by Duncan Lay
Dan Hanks
Editor’s Note: This review contains some slight spoilers for The Wounded Guardian. If you have yet to finish book one, please read with caution. Reluctant as I am to jump…
Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase
Dori
Are you familiar with manga? If not, maybe it’s time to fill that blank spot. Also called graphic novels or comic books, their roots go way back into Japanese history.…
The Week In SFF From The Web
The last few weeks have been crazy given that we’ve had the likes of the Disney/Star Wars merger and the US election both of which have supplied us with more…